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Greenwood of Oglethorpe County



John Greenwood, Senior died 1796 in Oglethorpe County. His LWT in Oglethorpe Book A, pp. 46-47. John Greenwood of Oglethorpe Co., 11/19/1796: 12/12/1796,p. 46-47 To my loving wife, Ann, use of my plantation I now live on during her natural I desire that my Executors make a true and lawful Right to the lands sold to each person that has purchased land of me. I also desire that of my sons may have right to the lands that they bargained with me paying to their brother George Greenwood.. After the decease of my wife the remainder of my being 120 acres be divided between my two youngest sons, William and James Greenwood. Daughters: Fanny, Nancy. Sons: John, Fleming, Bevely. Executors: Wife and sons, John and George Greenwood. Witnesses: Timothy Stamps, Robert Gillespie, Henry Johnston. Known children:
Oglethorpe County Deeds

Deed Book D, page 91. 22 May 1800. John Greenwood and George Greenwood of Elbert County, executors of the Last Will and Testament of John Greenwood, Senior, deceased, deed to Job Felton of Oglethorpe Co. for $500.00, 50 acres on Clouds Creek of the Broad River, being part of 400 acres granted to Dyonisius Oliver, beginning on Job Felton's line, to Henry Johnson's line, to Thurmans line.